We’ll find out later what’s in store when Hurricane Lorenzo hits Ireland.
It continues to travel north-eastwards across the Atlantic, with Met Eireann due to give an update on the situation this morning.
Crisis management teams were put on standby last night, following a meeting of The National Emergency Co-Ordination Group.
High seas, strong winds and heavy rain are expected when the hurricane makes landfall as a powerful storm tomorrow.
Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy outlines what’s happening today:
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